Greenhouse Gas and Unconventional Reservoirs

A request for proposals was issued on April 1, 2010 for Geologic Sequestration of Greenhouse Gases and Recovery of Unconventional Gas.

The focus of the research in fundamentals of multiphase flow in porous media is in two topic areas:

Sequestration of greenhouse gas and associated impurities (GGI) in geologic formations, e.g., deep saline aquifers and oil and gas reservoirs. Namely, research activities that aim at improving the current understanding of the underlying phenomena responsible for various GGI geologic storage mechanisms that can be used to develop or improve predictive modeling tools.

Recovery of natural gas from unconventional reservoirs characterized by low permeability. Namely, research activities that aim at improving the current understanding of permeability distribution, connectivity, and flow pathways that can be used to improve reservoir models and field design.